Food Choices in Singapore

In Singapore, the locals tend to be picky or choosy when it comes to food selection. For some, they probably will go based on its taste, cost, religion or availability.

Indeed there are varieties of different foods available. Be it organic, fast food, vegan friendly, gluten-free, dairy free etc. It depends on our preferences and what we can do with the selection we have in Singapore.

Needless to say, we Singaporeans love to eat very much. The chances of finding good food here at the right places seem not much of a problem at all. In fact venues are available to meet all budgets and tastes, which range from the popular hawker centres and coffeeshops to swish, contemporary eating places.

Fried Bee Hoon

Coming across as a multi-ethnic country, Singapore halts as a multitude of cuisines that are categorized in accordance to the main cultures. It doesn't matter if you fancy haute cuisine, ethnic foods, vegetarian or spicy local dishes, you are bound to find great food choices.

Remarkably, everything is available from the familiar Thai cuisine, Japanese cuisine, Korean cuisine, Italian cuisine, Mexican cuisine, French cuisine to the more Russian cuisine. For example, the Thai cuisine has its own geographical epicentres, like the Golden Mile Food Centre.

Thai Omelette Crab Fried Rice

Curry Chicken

The different dishes that are offered in Singapore has its own set of positives and every flavour counts. In the Chinese places you can get a variety of the typical Chinese dishes while at the Indian restaurants, you may find spicy and hot foods.

Roti Prata

Locally, food is viewed as crucial to its national identity and a unifying cultural thread. Basically, eating has become a national pastime while food has turned into a national obsession. Being a frequent topic of conversation, one has to be mindful of each other's culture and it being chosen that is acceptable to all.